(A) The township shall give notice of this application of this subchapter by both of the following means:
(l) Publish in a newspaper of general circulation in the township during the month of March a notice that:
(a) Weeds and/or plant growth in violation of this subchapter not destroyed/cut by May 1 of that year as required by this subchapter may be destroyed/cut by the township;
(b) The owner of any such land shall be charged with the expenses incurred by the township to destroy/cut such weeds/plant growth as many times as is necessary to keep the land in compliance with this subchapter; and
(c) The township shall have a lien against the land for the amount of such expenses, and such lien shall be enforced in the manner provided by state law for the enforcement of real property tax liens.
(2) The property owner will be notified by first-class mail that the plant growth will need to be in compliance within ten business days. Failure to give such notice shall not constitute a defense to any action to enforce the payment of any penalty or debt provided for in this subchapter.
(B) If the owner/occupant/agent has failed or refuses to comply with the subchapter after any of the forms of notice provided for in division (A) above, the township or its agent/designee may enter upon such land with or without mechanical equipment and destroy/cut the weeds/plant growth thereon in violation of this subchapter.
(C) All expenses incurred in such destruction/cutting shall be paid by the owner of such land. The township shall have a lien upon such land for the full amount of such expenses, which may be enforced in the same manner as the enforcement of real property tax liens through entry upon the next tax roll of the township and assessment as a general township tax. Such expenses shall be subject to all interest and penalties provided for taxes due and collectible within the township under the general tax laws of the State of Michigan. In addition to the foregoing, the township may sue the owner in an appropriate court of law for the collection of such expenses.
(Ord. 19-02, passed 2-13-2019)